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Madama Butterfly (1974)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Overview
Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Madama Butterfly is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire for companies around the world, ranking 7th in the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.
Length 145 minutes
Actors
Mirella Freni | Plácido Domingo | Robert Kerns | Christa Ludwig | Michel Sénéchal | Marius Rintzler | Hans Helm | Elke Schary | Herbert von Karajan